At the Chapter Meeting on 14 November our guest speaker was Major General John K. McMullen, Deputy Commander, Air Combat Command. General McMullen's presentation on Air Combat Command -- "Control and Exploit the Air" -- provided a brief breakdown of ACC's structure and mission while highlighting current priorities, challenges and opportunities. On the structure and mission of the command, General McMullen's points were:

ACC is also a force provider to other Combatant Commanders including U.S. European, Pacific and Strategic Commands

ACC accomplishes its "Organize, Train and Equip" mission through the USAF Warfare Center, 1st Air Force, 9th Air Force, 12th Air Force, and 25th Air Force.

He also conveyed that the Commander, Air Combat Command (COMACC), General Mike Holmes has established ACC's Mission: "Control and Exploit the Air." To accomplish that mission, General Holmes is focused on three priorities:

Improve Squadron Readiness

Build better Joint Leaders

Bring the Future Faster

General McMullen laid out in detail the challenges and opportunities that he sees in ACC's future. Challenges included:

Consolidation of the 24th and 25th in an effort to better integrate the service's cyber and ISR capabilities and reduce redundancies in staffing

Future F-35 beddown locations at non-CONUS bases that currently operate similar fighter aircraft

Light Attack Aircraft experiment underway

The Chapter was honored to have General McMullen with us and look forward to additional opportunities for speakers from the command to visit with us.

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